ancient ruins
Ancient Olympia
The birthplace of the Olympic Games, this sacred sanctuary in the Peloponnese contains the ruins of athletic facilities, temples, and the workshop of Phidias.
19 km · about 20 min drive
West Greece, Greece · Europe
Folói is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Lálas, 19km from Ancient Olympia.
Folói is a town located in West Greece, Greece. With a population of 2,293, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Folói sits in Greece, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Athens time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Folói to your route.
Foloi (Greek: Φολόη, Latin: Pholoe) is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 174.202 km2. The seat of the municipality was in the villageRead more
Lalas, in the southern part of the municipal unit. The village Foloi is situated in the northwestern part. Foloi is situated in a mountainous, sparsely populated area. The Foloi oak forest is located in the municipal unit. Foloi is located about 15 km northeast of Olympia, 30 km east of Pyrgos and 55 km south of Patras. It borders on Arcadia to the east, across the river Erymanthus.
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Folói is located in West Greece, Greece, Europe. The coordinates are 37.7898 latitude, 21.7198 longitude.
Folói has a population of approximately 2,293 people, making it a town in Greece.
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ancient ruins
The birthplace of the Olympic Games, this sacred sanctuary in the Peloponnese contains the ruins of athletic facilities, temples, and the workshop of Phidias.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
An amphitheatre of stone mansions stacked above the Lousios Gorge in mountain Arcadia, once a gunpowder workshop for the 1821 revolution. Its open-air water-power museum still runs mills, tanneries and powder wheels.
35 km · about 40 min drive
bridge
One of the world's longest cable-stayed bridges sweeps across the Gulf of Corinth's mouth.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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